Lot 236
  • 236

Filipp Andreevich Maliavin

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Filipp Andreevich Maliavin
  • Laughing Baba
  • oil on canvas
  • 78 by 62cm, 30 3/4 by 24 1/2 in.

Provenance

The collection of the Magaliff family, Stockholm

Condition

Original canvas. Covered in a slightly yellowed varnish and dirt. There is a 3 cm long tear along the upper edge and a 4.5 cm long tear in the upper right corner. There are some very minor hairline craqueleur in the headscarf. Inspection under UV reveal several minor spots restoration throughout. Held in a gold painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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